Are sanctions enough in Syria?
Posted on April 26, 2011, at 11:51 AMWith the Assad regime escalating violence against protesters, the Obama administration considers sanctions. Would that help?
Will Yemen's protesters accept Saleh's resignation deal?
Posted on April 25, 2011, at 1:45 PMThe country's struggling president agrees to step down in exchange for immunity. But not everyone in the opposition is willing to accept his terms
'Great Friday': Is Syria on the brink of revolution?
Posted on April 21, 2011, at 12:07 PMAs a day of reckoning approaches, the country's embattled government desperately clings to power
Lifting Syria's 48-year-old 'emergency' law: Have the protesters won?
Posted on April 18, 2011, at 3:07 PMSyria's embattled president says he's scrapping a law that kept generations of Syrians under the government's thumb. But has anything really changed?
Are the Saudis 'dumping' Obama?
Posted on April 18, 2011, at 10:56 AMAmerica's alliance with Saudi Arabia is a bedrock of Mideast foreign policy. But will the House of Saud's anger with Obama lead it to sever ties?
Syria in crisis: Will Assad's concessions be enough?
Posted on April 15, 2011, at 1:35 PMEmbattled President Bashar Al-Assad forms a new government and releases some prisoners. But will he have to give protesters more?
Shoe-throwing as protest: A photo timeline
Posted on April 5, 2011, at 6:06 PMAcross the Arab world, protesters have been showing dictators their disdain — by lobbing shoes and flashing their soles
Syria: Assad's 'failed' speech
Posted on March 31, 2011, at 10:53 AMThough many hoped President Bashir al-Assad would announce reforms, he lashes out instead. Did he miss a chance to quell anti-government protests?
Should the U.S. intervene in Syria?
Posted on March 28, 2011, at 10:22 AMBashar Al-Assad unleashes violence on protesters, and Joe Lieberman backs U.S. intervention. Hillary Clinton says no way. Who's right?
A military coup in Yemen?
Posted on March 21, 2011, at 1:41 PMAs the high commander of the Yemeni army turns against the country's president, the parallels with Egypt's revolution grow stronger
Is Syria on the verge of falling?
Posted on March 21, 2011, at 12:32 PMPolice fire on demonstrators in Syria, fueling anti-government protests, but the country's infamously oppressive regime may be "a tough nut to crack"
Where's America's outrage over Bahrain?
Posted on March 18, 2011, at 11:11 AMMany Americans are gnashing their teeth over Moammar Gadhafi's near-crushing of Libya's armed rebellion, but yawning over U.S. ally Bahrain's crackdown on peaceful protests
Will Saudi Arabia crush Bahrain's protests?
Posted on March 15, 2011, at 11:22 AMThe House of Saud sends troops to help Bahrain's royal family restore calm. Is a violent showdown ahead?
Can Saudi Arabia prevent a 'day of rage'?
Posted on March 10, 2011, at 1:10 PMActivists plan to press for political and social reforms on Friday. Will the House of Saud face an uprising like the ones that have rattled the region?
Are the Mideast uprisings strengthening al Qaeda?
Posted on March 7, 2011, at 12:23 PMIt isn't Osama bin Laden who's out there toppling autocratic Arab regimes — but will he and his terrorist network benefit anyway?
Vogue's 'tone-deaf' puff piece on Syria's first lady
Posted on March 1, 2011, at 2:42 PMThe fashion magazine's ill-timed and "fawning" profile of Asma al-Assad, the glamorous wife of Syria's despotic leader, is generating outrage
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